Show antelope herd to be transplanted plans to trap aart of antelope herd in daggett county lor for transplanting in the western desert country of 0 iron and sevier counties wore were announced this week by director ross leonard utah state fish and game commission the daggett antelope herd estimated by the forest service to gumbei about has reached the carrying capacity of the extreme northeastern utah range and Is of little potential benefit to the beehive state as now situated leonard said we are feeding these antelope only to have them migrate periodically to wyoming and colorado which are holding open seasons for their sportsmen she pointed out asked just how the department aimed to trap these fleetest of all ail north american big game animals leonard ex planed by setting up a corral with one halt mile wings and herding them into it with an airplane and horsemen the nucleus of an antelope herd Is already started in iron and beaver counties as well as in more northerly west desert counties this range is rapidly coming back under the intelligent administration of the grazing service which has built water holes and restricted grazing said the gaint chief As such it Is an ideal habitat for prong horns indicating that utah may some day have an open season on antelope the state now has at least three herds numbering approximately animals forest service estimates show |